SAN FRANCISCO / Few Cancellations at SFO As Service Starts Again

Published 4:00 am, Thursday, December 31, 1998

Airlines reported some delays but few cancellations, even as a dense blanket of fog hovered over SFO for most of the morning, said Ron Wilson, airport spokesman.

As for the rows of luggage littering the airport, Wilson said that problem is clearing up, too. United spokesman Matt Triaca said many passengers showed up early to claim their bags, with only half of the airline's 4,000 pieces of unclaimed luggage remaining by midday.

Triaca said the airline still is encouraging passengers to come to the airport to look for their baggage, because its delivery service is simply too overwhelmed to get to everyone quickly.